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We covered cats yesterday but, yes, there have been dog rescues in Japan after the Noto earthquake in January — even off the Japanese coast!

However, I looked back in time after reading the article, linked in yesterday’s post, about how pet owner refusals to evacuate without their animal companions after Hurricane Katrina in 2005 changed the way shelters handle such situations.

The top image, up above, is a screen capture from this PBS video:

The bottom image, of a man who risked his life for that dog and others comes from this Humane Society video:

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More generally, a Rhode Island TV station took a look at the issue in 2017 —

— and here is a FEMA video of tips, uploaded three years ago:

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A little lagniappe:

Another ad, but again, it transcends product:

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